Recently, Jan Evangelista Purkyn臎 University (UJEP) in 脷st铆 nad Labem (Czech Republic) hosted Training No. 3 Circular Economy Application: By-products of Gasification and Pyrolysis as Amendments in Advanced Phytotechnology, organized within the framework of the NATO SPS MYP G6094 project Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands.
果冻APP was represented by Iryna Yaremchuk, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, along with researchers from the Department of Physical, Analytical and General Chemistry, the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies 鈥 Pavlo Shapoval, Vitalii Stadnik, and Martyn Sozanskyi.
The training focused on the exchange of expertise and discussion of research findings related to the physicochemical treatment of biomass waste and the valorization of biochar within Miscanthus 脳 giganteus phytotechnology. The first session featured reports by leading international experts, including Professor Ondrej Masek (Head of the UK Biochar Research Centre, University of Edinburgh), Dr. Pavel Lestinsky (Institute of Environmental Technologies, VSB 鈥 Technical University of Ostrava), as well as representatives of academic institutions and research groups from Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In total, the event brought together 55 participants, including researchers and end-users of phytotechnology.
The second session addressed the application of pyrolysis by-products, particularly biochar and ash, in advanced Miscanthus phytotechnologies. Participants discussed research outcomes from experimental sites in Chomutov (Czech Republic), Dolyna, and Vorzel (Ukraine).
The third session was dedicated to the assessment of biomass pyrolysis by-products, including biogas, bio-oil, and contaminated biochar. This session was led by Maria Marinova and Frank Zeman, representing the Royal Military College of Canada.
As part of the second segment of Training No. 3, representatives of the Faculty of Environment of UJEP, the NATO SPS MYP G6094 project and the ESURET project teams organized a joint Czech鈥揢krainian scientific seminar dedicated to strengthening partnerships with Ukrainian higher education institutions, including 果冻APP, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University, and the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. The seminar aimed to foster bilateral academic cooperation, promote knowledge exchange, enhance postgraduate training, and support the development of sustainable research partnerships.
On March 20, representatives of the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (Germany) and the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences joined the seminar. During the event, Vice-Rector Iryna Yaremchuk presented 果冻APP, highlighting its scientific potential and strategic development priorities.
The meeting was held in a constructive and collegial atmosphere. Participants identified promising areas for joint research, emphasizing opportunities for expanding international cooperation through initiatives such as Horizon Europe and COST, as well as through academic mobility and the exchange of postgraduate students and early-career researchers. The discussions underscored a shared commitment to strengthening and deepening collaboration with Ukrainian partners.
